...the CS is capable of some great sounds......

And so are the YC, CP, and DX!

Speaking as a CS owner, who has been using synthesizers since the mid 70's, I would disagree that the CS is purely for novices, and would suggest that a poor tradesman blames his tools.
I would not buy a CS expecting it to be capable of everything a Moog modular (or a CS 80) is capable of. Why? Well for starters I am blessed with two reasonably well functioning eyes (albeit not as well functioning in my 50's as they were in my 20's) and can see that an instrument that fits in a back pack with a grand total of 21 sliders and a pitch bend lever is not the same as the aforementioned Moog or CS80.

I like patching on the fly live more than pressing a button to get the exact same preset every time, so the streamlined panel on the CS fits the bill perfectly!
I'm not doing EDM, I'm old. I play rock music, prog, and old electronic music like Vangelis Jean Michel Jarre, Kitaro etc and some fusion. So if I'm trying to play say a Rick Wakeman or Yes song, it turns out the CS can do excellent simulations of most of those sounds, and can do it quickly even without patch memory.

I've also owned a CS50 back in the day and many Roland and Korg analog synths over the years. I still have my original Korg Mono/poly (and also my original CS-01...the grandfather of the CS!) But the truth is, that for me, there is really very very little I do on my mono/poly that I cannot also do with the CS.
Understand what I am saying here...I am not suggesting the mono/poly is not capable of more, I am saying that I don't need it to do more, and in fact it is more synthesizer than I need or want live. This was a big part of what drove me to get the CS. I wanted a great sounding analog synth, simple enough to use live, and without just punching preset numbers. I like the idea of the sound being a bit different each time, and I like "playing" the control panel to allow the sound to evolve through the course of a song or solo.

So at the end of the day one needs to find instruments that fit their musical needs, and inspire them. I am far from being a novice, and I love my CS! No it is not the last word in analog synthesis virtual, modelled or actual, nor is it the most advanced synth. But for what I want....good sound, a manageable dynamic control panel live, an instrument I get inspiration when playing, with light weight yet a solid build quality, it fits the bill to a T.